Phillies 2016 Coaching Staff: Juan Samuel

As the Philadelphia Phillies coaching staff prepares the team for the 2016 season, we are introducing those coaches to the fans in a series here at TBOH.

In continuing this spring training series from myself and Ryan Gerstel, this fifth installment will feature a man familiar to many Phillies fans. Former all-star 2nd baseman Juan Samuel, who will be Pete Mackinin’s first base coach, is the subject of my entry today.

Before his move into the coaching ranks, Sammy was one of the most well-liked players for the Phillies, a fixture in the team’s lineup for the majority of the 1980’s decade. A two-time National League all-star at 2nd base, his seven-year career in Philadelphia lasted from 1983 to…